The Swallow: A Biography (Shortlisted for the Richard Jefferies Society and White Horse Bookshop Literary Award)

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The Swallow: A Biography (Shortlisted for the Richard Jefferies Society and White Horse Bookshop Literary Award)From the bestselling author of The Robin, The Wren and The Twelve Birds of Christmas. With around 700,000 breeding pairs, the swallow is one of the most familiar birds in Britain. Though we consider the swallow to be 'our' bird, we also share this beloved creature with millions of others across the globe. Whilst we see it on a daily basis for half the year, the swallow then flies south to Africa, living on only in our memory in the long, dark winter.

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